Ep. 7: Ulysses meets Sisyphus, the king punished for seeking immortality secrets
Aired on November 21, 1981
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Ulysses encounters Sisyphus, a ruler condemned to eternally fill a crater with boulders for attempting to learn the secret of immortality. Zeus has promised Sisyphus that he may leave his punishment if he convinces Ulysses to take his place in the eternal task. This meeting presents a critical dilemma for Ulysses as he faces the consequences of Sisyphus's past transgressions and the divine bargain offered by the king of the gods.
Episodes
- Ep. 3 · The Odyssey visits a dead city where Yumi attempts to resurrect Numinor using advanced technology.
- Ep. 4 · Chronos, Father of Time
- Ep. 5 · Numinor Revived on Zotra Moon as Children Vanish Under Witch Suspicion
- Ep. 6 · Aeolus kidnaps Ulysses for his daughter's birthday party entertainment
- Ep. 7 · Ulysses meets Sisyphus, the king punished for seeking immortality secrets
- Ep. 8 · Space storm revives companions as crazed automatons who take over the ship
- Ep. 9 · Ulysses faces a deadly riddle from the Sphinx while his daughter plots to enslave him.
- Ep. 10 · The Odyssey reaches a tropical planet ruled by a tyrant wielding a shrinking magic prism
- Ep. 11 · Ulysses searches for a hidden base on twin planets Scylla or Charybdis to rescue a stranded astronaut.